Clasp for garment supporters



@et L H935., J. w. PARKER CLASP FOR GRMENT SUPPORTERS Filed March' 27, 1934 /E Pafifer Patented Oct. l, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLASP FOR GARMENT SUPPORTERS Application March 2.7,

3 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in clasps for garment supporters as described in the present specification and shown in the accompanying drawing that forms a part of the same.

One object of the invention is to provide a clasp for garment supporters which will lie snugly against the limb of the wearer and will not present any protruding part, such as a stud, which would be apparent through the covering garment.

Another object is to provide a resilient support for the keeper which, when brought to a state of tension and placed in position over the hose and then released will cause said keeper to move into operating position in relation to the underlying *boss and which must also be tensioned in the removal of said keeper whereby accidental dislodgement of said keeper is prevented.

A still further object is to provide a clasp of such a nature that the gripping strain on the hose, or other garment, will be distributed over a large area and thereby reduce to a minimum the danger of injuring the garment.

And generally the objects of the invention are to provide a simple and durable clasp which can be easily and quickly adjusted and which will be neat in appearance and cheap to produce.

With the above and several objects in view my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts described in the present specification and more particularly pointed out in the claims for novelty following.

In the drawing Figure I is a front view of a portion of a limb showing the clasp in gripping engagement with a stocking.

Figure 2 is a front View of the clasp shown in Figure 1 with the keeper raised against its resilient support into position preparatory to gripping the hose.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the clasp with the support for the keeper relaxed as in the operative condition of the device.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a front view of a modied form of the invention shown in gripping relation to a stocking.

Figure 6 is a front view of the clasp shown in Figure 5 with the keeper support distended preparatory to moving into position to grip the stocking.

Figure 7 is a side view of the structure shown in Figure 6, partly in cross section.

Figure 8 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 88 of Figure 7.

1934, Serial N0. 717,620

Figure 9 is a front view of a further modification of the invention.

Figure 10 is a front View of a still further modified form of clasp.

Figure 11 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line II-II of Figure 10.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawing, I designates a plate which may be of celluloid, metal or any other suitable material and which is preferably concavo-convex in cross section to conform to the shape of a limb, said plate having a transverse slot 2 at the top end thereof for the reception of a tape 2a, or other element, :from the support' ing garment and at the lower end thereof having an upwardly tapering substantially triangular boss 3 on the outer face thereof and over which the top portion of the hose is adapted to be placed, which boss is provided with grooves II in the opposite side edges thereof. The plate I is also provided with a longitudinally arranged slot, or opening, 5 positioned between the top end of the boss 3 and the transverse slot 2.

6 designates a keeper which is provided with an upwardly reducing triangular shaped opening 'I adapted to receive the boss 3 and that portion of the hose positioned over said boss, said opening being reduced in conformity with the solid portion of the boss between the grooves 4 so that when the keeper is placed over the boss it may be moved downwardly to bring the portions 8 at each side of said opening into said grooves and thereby securely clamp the hose to the boss. The keeper I5 may be closed at its lower end as shown at 9 in Figures 1, 2, and 3, in which case the opening 1 in the keeper is considerably longer than the boss 3 to permit ci' the insertion of the boss in the enlarged lower end of said opening, or, the lower endl of the keeper may be left open as shown in Fig# ure 9.

The keeper 6 is resiliently connected to the plate I by means of an elastic member I0 which is secured at one end to the inner face of said plate at a point below the slot 5, as at I I, and extends upwardly and through said slot 5 and is secured at its other endto the top end of the keeper, as at I 2, said elastic member being of such length that when in its relaxed condition the relation of the opening 'I in the keeper to the boss 3 is such that the said boss will not enter said opening, so that when it is desired to clamp the hose to the boss it is necessary to move the keeper or the plate I in relation to one another against the tension of said elastic member to bring said are of such thin material and are so constructed in relation to each other thatrit is extremely difficult to accidentally strike the lower end of the keeper upwardly with suiicient force to counteract the resistance offered by the elastic member.

In Figures 5 to 8 inclusive a modified form of construction is shown in which the keeper I3 consists of upper and lower walls l5 and I6 respectively, spaced from one another, with the lower wall at least having an upwardly reducing triangular opening I1 therein from thelower end thereof providing flanges I8 adapted to slide within the grooves in the opposite side edges of the boss, or block, I9.

In the operation of the latterly described device it is obvious that to bring the keeper into gripping relation to the hose it is simply necessary to move the keeper I3 and theboss l!! away from one another against the tension of the.elastic.'member sufliciently far to permit'of the boss entering the opening. in the lower end of the keeperand upon release the said elastic` will rebound and draw said boss and said keeper into` interlocking engagement with each other with the hose securely 'held therebetween,

V, elasticmember 25 secured at one end to the keeper above the opening 2'! and extending upwardly and secured at its otherrend to the said plate 24. In' this case the keeperand the plate are moved in relation to one another against the tension of the elastic member until the boss is in position to ententhe-opening 2l, after which the elastic member operates as previously described to bring the keeper and the boss together over the` hose.

In the construction of the clasp it is preferable that all of the Various parts be made concavo'- convex in cross section to snugly t the limb of the wearer.

While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been herein shown and described it is of course to be understood that alterations in details of construction and arrangements of parts as comes within the scope of the following claims for novelty may be made.

What I claim is:-

l. A clasp for garment supporters comprising a plate having a triangular boss on the outer face thereof, said boss being grooved along its opposite side edges, sai-d plate also having a slot therein above said boss, a keeper having a triangular shaped opening therethrough adapted to receive l said boss, said keeper being slidable longitudinally in relation to said boss to bring the opposite sidel walls of said opening into said grooves in said boss,.an elastic element secured at one end to said plate below said opening therein and extending 20 ment of said keeper to and from its gripping po- 1 sition offering resistance thereagainst.

2. A clasp for garment supporters comprising a. plate having a triangular boss on the outer face.

thereof adapted to underlie the garment to be 3(35 supported, said boss being` grooved along its opposite side edges, said plate being concavo-convex in cross section, said plate valso having a slot therein above saidv boss, a .keeper having a triangular shaped opening adapted to receive said boss and 35i:

sliding longitudinally thereof into locking engagement with said boss, said'keeper being concavo-Y convex in cross section, and elastic means adapted. to move saidY keeper into gripping relation with said boss subsequent to theinsertion of said boss 403i in said opening.

3. A clasp for garment supporters'comprising a plate having a boss on the outer face thereof, said plate having a slot Atherein above said boss, a

keeper having an opening therethrough adapted 455*-i to receive Vsaid boss, an elastic element secured at one end to said plate below said opening therein and extending through said opening and secured at its other endto said keeper above the point of connect-ion with said plate, said elastic element 5055 being of such length that in the gripping position of the clasp it will be in a relaxed condition and in the movement of said keeper to and from'its gripping position offering resistance thereagainst.

JOHN ROBIE PARKER. 

